Hem for sewed articles.



No. 850,896. PATENTED APR. 23, 19.07. P. W; BEALS.

HEM FOB. SEWED ARTICLES.

APPLICATION FILED JU Y as, 1906.

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FREDERICK W. BEALS, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGN OR TO LEWIS BLINDSTITCH MACHINE COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION orMISSOURI.

" HEM Fbn SEWED ARTICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 23, 1 907.

Application filed July 28, 1906. Serial No. 328,189.

' city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented a certain new anduseful Hem for 'Sewed Articles, of which the following is such a full,clear, and exact description as will enable any one skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to a hem which is more particularly adapted for usein connection with trousers-bottoms. It may, however, be used forcoatsleeves, skirt-bottoms, and many other articles of apparel.

Heretofore it has been customary in forming a hem in trousers-bottoms tosecurethe main layer of material and the turned-over portion together bymeans of rubber or other suitable cement. This is usually accomplishedby placing a thin sheet of rubber between the two layers of material andsoftening the same by heat and pressure, so as to cause the two layersto adhere. In some cases the rubber alone is relied on to secure the twolayers together. In other cases the free edge of the turned-over layeris secured to the main layer by a row of blind stitches and the rubberis placed only at the fold of the material. This method of securing thetwo layers together is expensive and unreliable, and in addition to thisa permanent crease is formed at the fold of the material, so that it isnot practicable to lengthen the trousers by letting out the hem.

The object of my invention is to produce a hem in which the aboveobjections will be overcome. a

In carrying out my invention I secured the two layers of materialtogether adjacent to the fold by means of a row of blind stitches andalso secured the free edge of the turned-over portion to the body of thematerial by some other means, preferably a second row of blind stitches.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate a portion of a hem madein accordance with my invention, Figure 1 is a rear view showing oneform of hem. Fig. 2'is a similar view showing a slightly-modified form,and Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing one manner of forming the hem inaccordance with my invention.

Like marks of reference refer to slmilar parts in the several views ofthe drawings.

5 represents the main layer of the material. A portion 6 of the'jtmaterial is folded over upon the main layer 5 to form the hem, the foldbeing represented at 7. The free edge 8 of the turned-over portionl6 issecured to the main layer 5 in any suitable manner, preferably by meansof two rowsof blind stitches 9, connected by threads 10,!crossing overthe said tree edge 8. Adjacent tof ithe fold 7 I secure the two layers 5and 6 together by means of a second row of blind stitches 11.. This maybe a doublejrow, as shown in 1, connected by means of thread in themanner of an overseam or it may be a single row, as shown. in Fig. 2. Ineither case the blind'stitches pass through the folded-over layer 6 andinto but not through the main layer 5. This is most readilyaccomplished, as illustrated in Fig. 3, by folding both layers around asuitable guide or finger 12 and passing the stitches through the layers,as indicated by the dotted line A in said figure.

. The hem made in accordance with my invention is lessiexpensivejjthanthe hem heretofore in use for trousers-bottoms, and at the same time itis iinorelreliable and does not form a permanent crease at the fold 7,and consequently the trousers may be lengthened by letting out the hem.

II aving fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-' 1. In a hem, amain layer of textile or similar material, and a superim osed layerformed of a folded portion of sai main layer, means for securing thefree edge of said folded portion to said main layer, and a row of blindstitches securing said layers together adjacent to the fold.

2. In a hem, a main layer of textile or similar material, and asuperimposed layer formed of a folded portion of said main layer, a rowof blind stitches securing the free edge of said folded portion to saidmain'layer, and a second row of blind stitches securing said layerstogether adjacent to the fold.

3. In a hem, a main layer of textile or similar material, and asuperimposed layer In testimony whereof I have hereunto set formed of afolded ortlon of said main layer, my hand and atlixed my seal 1n thepresence a double roW of h ind stitches crossing the ofthe twosubscribing Witnesses.

free edge of said folded portion and securing F. W. BEALS. [L. s.] sameto said mam layer, and a second roW of ht-nesses: bl nd stltchessecuring said layers together CLAUDE ERDMAN,

adjacent to the fold. J .'P. PETERSON.

